Foundation History of Design

3/03/10

Launch of the book DISEÑO E HISTORIA

The Design History Foundation and Editorial Designio have published the book

DISEÑO E HISTORIA
Tiempo, lugar y discurso

The launch of the book took place on Friday 19 March 2010 at 7:30pm at DHUB Barcelona, Carrer Montcada, 12.

The event was presented by Oriol Pibernat.

Diseño e historia is a collection of essays by:
Conxa Bayó
Anna Calvera
Isabel Campi
Mireia Freixa
Guy Julier
Viviana Narotzky
Raquel Pelta
Oscar Salinas
The price of the book is 20€. For further information: info@historiadeldisseny.org

The FHD will investigate the Pop Graphic Design in Barcelona

Within the framework of the 2009 AGAUR (University Aids and Research Management Agency), call for grants for local or regional projects, one of the projects presented by Fundació Història del Disseny (Design History Foundation) has been selected. The project, "Pop Graphic Design in Barcelona, from 1965 to 1975", carried out by the researcher Mari Àngels Fortea, which will focus on the history of Barcelona, in the periode between the late 60s and the early 70s; it will also research the cultural, social and political essential role played by collectives such as Gauche Divine, the School of Cinema of Barcelona or the Nova Cançó; and the graphic design developed around. To sum up, making of thePop Graphic in Barcelona.

Art Deco Course

30.09.09 – 16.12.09

With this course, the Design History Foundation initiated its activities of teaching and promoting awareness of the most significant phenomena in design, from a rigorous and at the same time heterodox perspective, and with both an international and local scope.
Classes were in catalan. More information.